Rule!
By Robert Pear and Felicity Barringer
The New York Times
December 2, 2009
The White House approved a rule that will make it easier for coal companies to dump rock and dirt from the mountaintop mining operations into nearby streams and valleys. According to this rule all coal mines must comply with the with water quality standards and
These standards are okay, but the rule seems to hinder more than help the environment. If a coal company can dump rocks into streams it's not really doing anything. That's worse really. A rule saying it's okay to pollute, but only under certain circumstances... This is a really bad way of saying, don't worry about the pollution it's not going to hurt the environment if its controlled. That's a really bad way to think. It's not good, something should be done about it.
Until next time...
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